Loader Kioti & Polebarnzilla

[MotorSeven]

I am building 1/3 of a 80x50-ish pole barn w/loft. I scavenged some big utitilty poles, 28' long & 14-15" on the butt end. A neighbor came over with a 16" auger & dug 5 holes(my auger is only a 9"). I would love to say that I tilted up & set these monster poles with my DK40SE, but I have a neighbor that is a logger, so he came over and set them with his log truck boom....took about 45min & much safer.

I will trim the poles later when the other 2/3's gets built, but I do want to be able to stand up in the loft against the wall. The section I am building now is going to be the 80'x16' drop shed(in red to the right of the poles in pic #1) which will hold about 320 rolls of 4x4 hay. I am using the Kioti & forks to load logs on my sawmill, then off load the finished boards & beams. I'll post more pic's as it gets done.

I was straightening each pole and tamping the bases with a 'baccer stick.

 

[EddieWalker]

That's HUGE. Sounds like a great project, and one that should keep you busy for the rest of hte year.

I'm confused by what it means that you are building 1/3 of the barn? Who is building the other 2/3's?

Eddie

 

[blueriver]

What spacing are you putting the poles at?

 

[jimmyj]

A monster. Will your taxes go up?

 

[MotorSeven]

Eddie, I am doing all of it...eventually. I went in halfsies with my neighbor on hay equipment. Neither one of us has enough barn/shed space to store the hay until we find a buyer. So, if you look at the first pic, for now I am only building the section in red off to the right of the main barn. Some call it a drop shed, & it will be 80' long, 16' wide. Later, after I get our house finished, I will set another row of big poles for th emain section of the barn, then do another 80x16' drop shed on the left side.
I haven't decided on how big(wide) to make the main section, I am thinking 20' so I have room to manuver a tractor inside easily. If I go 24' it also makes a good indoor riding area(and .22 gun range). I have learned the hard way...think BIG, or don't think at all!

Br, the poles are on 20' centers & there is 5 of them. Belive it or not finding the last 2 poles was very hard. I called every Utility Co between Bristol/Middlesboro(KY) & Knoxville....nada. I just happened upon a private company that has a contract to change out old/damaged poles & they give them away free.

The break in the winter weather the last couple of days has been great. I fired up the sawmill & milled some Poplar for the barn & a few cedar house logs.

RD

 

[MotorSeven]

A monster. Will your taxes go up?

Ha, yep...but we have a really low tax rate, so it won't sting too bad.

 

[jimmyj]

That is good to hear. I will follow with earnest! A great project and it will be a swell place to accumulate all sorts of good stuff!

 

[blueriver]

20' OC ... tell me more. What are you using for your top plate? What about Rafters?

 

[MotorSeven]

20' OC ... tell me more. What are you using for your top plate? What about Rafters?

I have a Woodmizer mill, so I can cut up to a 28" diameter log & out to 26'(I made my own extension for the mill). Anyway, for the top plate and rafters it will most likely be Poplar & a 5 or 6x10" -ish.

 

[blueriver]

I have a Woodmizer mill, so I can cut up to a 28" diameter log & out to 26'(I made my own extension for the mill). Anyway, for the top plate and rafters it will most likely be Poplar & a 5 or 6x10" -ish.

WOW ... 5-6"x 10" ... You will set those on top of the poles? Thats a heavy heifer what you plan to lift it into place with ... Man, I am watching you !! keep some info coming our way ... as well more pictures.

 

[Gittyup]

Man! I sure wish I could get at some of those free utility poles.

Nice project. That drop shed is gonna be one heck of a tunnel at those dimensions.

 

[blueriver]

Man! I sure wish I could get at some of those free utility poles.

Nice project. That drop shed is gonna be one heck of a tunnel at those dimensions.

Thats what I got and then had the sawmill split them.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-electric-poles-ideas-split-them-100_6187.jpg

 

[MotorSeven]

BR, how many blades did he mess up? I havent put a used pole on the mill...too much metal in them & the thought of cresote dust all over me is not my idea of fun:laughing:.

 

[MotorSeven]

Man! I sure wish I could get at some of those free utility poles.

Nice project. That drop shed is gonna be one heck of a tunnel at those dimensions.

Call the utility companys around you. If they don't have any ask them if they know who has the contract to pull them. They are considered hazmat, so it costs them to dispose of them. So if they can give them away it saves them money.
A big trailer, and electric winch, come-a-long, chains & a cant hook are needed to load the big ones. I almost trailered the Kioti there to load, but hated the idea of leaving it there overnight, so we did it with a winch.

RD

 

[grainger12002]

Hi Motor7
Great project and thanks for sharing,we are in a new place and looking to break ground on a building,some storage some shop this spring,sorting my options but cant wait for better weather...its beens snowy in CT this year !!!!!


Lloyd in CT

 

[rd_macgregor]

I'm jealous that you are able to build so close to the roadway. I wanted to build an equipment shed where my implements now sit out in the weather. Then I found out that the local rules say any building has to be at least 50 ft from the edge of the ROW= 83 ft from the center of the road. This would put the shed in the middle of what is very nearly the only flat ground on my property. I live on an unpaved road with maybe a dozen vehicles per day in the summer...and our house is the end of the road in the winter. Stupid rules apply to everybody, though!
I'd like some of those free power poles, too, but there is a lot of competition for them!

BOB

 

[MotorSeven]

Grainger, if you are shopping for a building/shop look into a quonset hut. I have no regrets with mine. We have been living in an apt in the back of ours for almost 4 years. This year it looks like I can afford to finish the log house & having the quonset was a godsend:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/97429-truth-about-arched-steel-buildings.html

Rd, no building codes here in Hancock County. Only a septic & electrical permit...that's it...I love it here!

 

[Gittyup]

I'm jealous that you are able to build so close to the roadway. I wanted to build an equipment shed where my implements now sit out in the weather. Then I found out that the local rules say any building has to be at least 50 ft from the edge of the ROW= 83 ft from the center of the road. This would put the shed in the middle of what is very nearly the only flat ground on my property. I live on an unpaved road with maybe a dozen vehicles per day in the summer...and our house is the end of the road in the winter. Stupid rules apply to everybody, though!
I'd like some of those free power poles, too, but there is a lot of competition for them!

BOB

They might grant you a variance.

 

[Johndeere3720]

That is a pretty good size barn. For the past 3 summers I have worked on a lot of pole barns, the largest was probably the one where the arena itself was 80x150' and it had a lean to off one side that was 25x80'. That was one big job, we had two scissor lifts, the skidsteer, and worked there for about 2 months. We also built a machine shed for a farmer who has a big operation, It was 150x60' and has lean to's on either end which are 30x60. And it is hard to believe that the whole barn is completly full of machinery, hardly any room to walk. My grandpa himself has over an acre of barns on his place (boards 75 horses) which is a big job to maintain. It is a big barn for only 4 acres but it includes 3 indoor riding arenas, as well as hay storage which can hold a rediculous amount of hay, oh and you cant forget the indoor manure barn. My grandpa has built onto his barn for the past 25 years so it didnt go up in one night. With your barn, good luck with your project, will be excited to see the finished product.:thumbsup:

 

[MotorSeven]

Whe the driveway to the house site was done, the dozer guy pushed a few big pines over into a draw. I pulled this one out today, it's 22' long, 18" on the small end and 22" on the big end. It took everything the Kioti had to get it up the bank & onto the driveway. I hooked it to the box blade, picked up one end and dragged it down to the mill.
I had to call some neighbors over to help me flip it as I squared it on the mill....I am guessing it weighed over 2K lbs. I ended up with a bunch of purlins and 2- 5"x10"x22' beams. Only 6 more to go:thumbsup: